møttul

See also: mǫttul

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫttull, from Late Latin mantum, or directly from Latin mantellum, ultimately from Gaulish [Term?]. Compare Icelandic möttull.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmœʰtːʊl/
  • Rhymes: -œʰtːʊl

Noun

møttul m (genitive singular møttuls, plural møtlar)

  1. mantle (especially used in the Faroese national women's suit)

Declension

Declension of møttul (m22)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative møttul møttulin møtlar møtlarnir
accusative møttul møttulin møtlar møtlarnar
dative møtli møtlinum møtlum møtlunum
genitive møttuls møttulsins møtla møtlanna
  • akul m

Further reading

  • Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “møttul”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
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